diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.c b/src/d_clisrv.c
index f47f6637c..939d53dec 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.c
@@ -2531,7 +2531,7 @@ static void Command_Ban(void)
 			return;
 		else
 			WRITEUINT8(p, pn);
-		if (I_Ban && !I_Ban(node))
+		if (server && I_Ban && !I_Ban(node)) // only the server is allowed to do this right now
 		{
 			CONS_Alert(CONS_WARNING, M_GetText("Too many bans! Geez, that's a lot of people you're excluding...\n"));
 			WRITEUINT8(p, KICK_MSG_GO_AWAY);
@@ -2539,7 +2539,8 @@ static void Command_Ban(void)
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			Ban_Add(COM_Argv(2));
+			if (server) // only the server is allowed to do this right now
+				Ban_Add(COM_Argv(2));
 
 			if (COM_Argc() == 2)
 			{
@@ -2696,12 +2697,14 @@ static void Got_KickCmd(UINT8 **p, INT32 playernum)
 
 	// If a verified admin banned someone, the server needs to know about it.
 	// If the playernum isn't zero (the server) then the server needs to record the ban.
-	if (server && playernum && msg == KICK_MSG_BANNED)
+	if (server && playernum && (msg == KICK_MSG_BANNED || msg == KICK_MSG_CUSTOM_BAN))
 	{
 		if (I_Ban && !I_Ban(playernode[(INT32)pnum]))
-		{
 			CONS_Alert(CONS_WARNING, M_GetText("Too many bans! Geez, that's a lot of people you're excluding...\n"));
-		}
+#ifndef NONET
+		else
+			Ban_Add(reason);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	switch (msg)